Patriotic 4Th Of July Cupcakes

• 18 1/4 ounces white cake mix
• 1 cup water (or as indicated on cake mix directions)
• 1/3 cup oil (or as indicated on cake mix directions)
• 3 eggs (or as indicated on cake mix directions)
• 1/2 teaspoon blue food coloring
• 1/2 teaspoon red food coloring
• 1 (16 ounce) can vanilla frosting
• red white and blue candy sprinkles

1. Prepare cake mix according to package directions.
2. In a small bowl, combine 1 1/3 cups batter with blue food coloring. In another small bowl, combine red food coloring with 1 1/3 cups batter. Leave the remaining batter plain.
3. Fill paper-lined muffin tins with 2 tablespoons red batter, 2 tablespoons plain batter, and 2 tablespoons blue batter. Do not swirl batter, leave it layered.
4. Bake at 350u0b0F for 20-24 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in a cupcake comes out clean.
5. Cool 10 minutes in pan and then remove cupcakes to a wire rack to cool completely.
6. Frost with vanilla frosting and decorate with sprinkles.

white cake, water, oil, eggs, blue food coloring, red food coloring, vanilla frosting, red white

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/patriotic-4th-of-july-cupcakes-126930 (may not work)